Wednesday, January 27, 2010

How will you Colour your Life?

"Life is the art of drawing without an eraser." ~ John W. Gardner ~



Very true.


Whatever we have done before, it can never be erased off. Be it good or bad events, we are bound to leave traces of it at the least expected places.

It can be changed for the better by adding more colours to it, by doing it differently, by changing your perspective and the list goes on ...

How your life turns out all depends on how you live it.


Fill it with lots of smiles and colours now!

Learn from the bad events and Replace them with happy memories~




Thursday, January 14, 2010

What time is it?

swatch watch
Did you notice that the watch/clock advertisements are mostly set to a certain time?


The magic time is 10.10


Why is it so?



Because it is always good to to look at happy things!!
(look at the hands of the watch and you can see the smile)

fossil watch

Thursday, January 07, 2010

Macau + Hong Kong Trip part 7

Woke up earlier today in order to enjoy Dim Sum at Xiao Fei Yang~

Xiao Fei Yang
Continued to shop at Mongkok Centre. Haha, this is the best place for shopping.

Have been considering to buy this glass piano, but, am holding back as the song that is being played is not what I want. Thus, did not buy it in the end.


Got myself a maple leaf with Canon in D. =)

Canon in D

Intended to go to the Happy Balley Racecourse and Lan Kwai Fong, but we weren't left with much money and our energy were kind of depleting slowly, so decided to give it a miss.

After some lazing around, we went back to Mongkok Centre to do our last shopping. We wanted to spend all that we have left, and just leaving the minimal for tomorrow.

Aren't we glad that this will be the last time that we need to shower in the tiny bathroom and sleep on the tiny bed? haha


Our last breakfast in Hong Kong - we decided to have the best porridge at Hai Jing Zhou Dian! (you might have realized that we have been patronizing this place very often, do I need to mention that their food is superb again? ^.^ )


Hai Jing Zhou Dian
The heavy backpacks we need to carry:

backpacks
A test of our strength and will. LOL

Took First Ferry back to Macau Ferry Terminal.

Intended to go to Senado Square to buy some Portuguese Tarts, but, our bags were too heavy for us to walk around and the bus doesn't seem to be able to accommodate us. Sadly, we have to gave up on this thought and hang around at the airport instead.


Some interesting drinks we had while waiting~

Macau Drinks at Aiport
Trip afterthoughts:

For my past trips, the level of comfort of accommodation has never been on my priorities. But, from this trip, I realised it could badly affect my energy. As the saying always goes, 休息是为了走更远的路. True enough, I should look for better accommodation for my next trip.

Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Macau + Hong Kong Trip part 6

We woke up late yet again..haha

Had breakfast at Good Hope Cafe, saw the recommendation on travel guides. The soup base is good, but that's about it.

Good Hope Cafe
Intended to visit the Ng Tung Choi Waterfall & Botanic Garden, but apparently, we didn't get the right address. Luckily it wasn't a waste trip as Yuen Lang is the next stop.

Yuen Lang seems to be one of the better branch of Heng Xiang Shop, famous for their Lao Po Bing.

I suppose it's worth the 1 hour journey to Yuen Lang. =)

For the past few days, we have been eating quite a big portion for breakfast, so a bowl of noodle was obviously not enough.

Decided to eat the desserts!

The famous Xu Liu Shan Dessert Store. It has many branches all over Hong Kong.

Xu Liu Shan Mango
I can only say it's so Mango-licious!! ^.^

Xu Liu Shan Mango
They should reopen their outlet in Singapore~

Continued our shopping at Mongkok Centre. There are just so many shops here that you won't get bored shopping here several times.

Tried the Cold Noodle as well. You can see many youngster holding onto one while shopping.

Cold Noodle
It was real good and appetizing! I finished my pack with a few mouthful. haha

I have to say the noodle make us more hungry so we walked to Temple Street for our early dinner at Mido Cafe.

It is those olden and traditional Hong Kong style Cha Chan Ting that you can see often in Hong Kong Dramas.

Mido Cafe
But, the prices of the food are quite expensive though.


Since we are at Temple Street, we have to do some shopping as well. Lol

It was a small stretch of stores, similar to our Pasar Malem. We got a few good buys, one of it is the Doraemon stuff toy where you can record your voice for just HKD30! =)

Continued to shop at Fai Yuen Night Market.

Tried to snacks but it wasn't to our liking. One was too spicy and the other was over chewy. LOL

Hong Kong Snacks
That's all for today.

Monday, January 04, 2010

Macau + Hong Kong Trip part 5

Woke up late again..but we wanted to try the breakfast at Cafe De Coral~

Cafe De Coral
I need bigger portion! One is suppose to eat breakfast like the king! Thumbs up for the scrambled egg with Hokkaido cheese~ =)


Today, we will be going to Hong Kong Island.

the infamous building~

Hong Kong CBD
First visit - Hong Kong Park

This is not your usual nature park as most of the things you see are in fact man made.

Hong Kong Park

Their slogan : Making the Familiar Unfamiliar!

Hong Kong Park
Hong Kong Park
Hong Kong Park
Hong Kong Park
Hong Kong Park
Walk to the nearby shopping mall - Pacific Place

Hong Kong Park

Great use of word!

Great adWanted to take the tram ride, but we didn't know which to ride, so simply hop onto any. haha

The ride is only cost HKD2~

Hong Kong Tram ride
Hong Kong Tram ride
We rode on the tram till it reach the last stop at the Western Market and walked towards H & M.
Having nothing to shop for, we decided to go up to the Peak earlier.

Got on a bus from IFC area and off we go with our roller coaster ride. The view was amazing from the upper deck~

Heard that the McDonald at the Peak serve nicer food, so here we are. haha

Peak McDonald
Ordered the Mega Ebi Burger!

Mega Ebi Burger

I guess it's the surrounding that seems to make the dinning so much better up here.

Peak GalleriaAt the Peak Galleria, it used to be FOC when I last visited. However, its entrance fee is now HKD20.

Peak Galleria

Peak Galleria
Peak Galleria

Peak GalleriaBeing at the top makes it much more colder as it is VERY windy! But we wanted to wait for the lights to be up, so we just had to move ourselves to keep us warm. Really freezing cold!

Most likely due to the constant blowing of cold wind, we weren't feeling that well when we took the bus back to Central.

It sort of used up all our energy. Hence, we decided to retreat early with a hot soya bean.

Sunday, January 03, 2010

Macau + Hong Kong Trip part 4

Woke up late thus, brunch for today at Hai Jing Zhou Dian~

We kinda order too much that people were staring at us. LOL

Hai Jing Zhou Dian
Anyway, the Zhu Chang Fen and the You Tiao is super nice yeah! ^-^

Will be visiting Chi Lin Nunnery. Don't be taken back by the name. It is made up of Tang Dynasty Building in the midst of the city. A very good contrast.

Chi Lin Nunnery

I was quite surprise that the Guan Ying looked different from those that is common found. It is in a more relaxed position as stated on the information board.

Chi Lin Nunnery

For the Buddhist, you can get some souvenirs as well from here as well.

Decided to take a bus instead of train to our next stop.

Kowloon Walled City Park

Kowloon Walled City Park
We were quite excited when we reached the place, it looked like those scenes you often see in the dramas of Emperor's palace.

Kowloon Walled City ParkKowloon Walled City ParkKowloon Walled City Park
A small carnival was also going on at a nearby park. Saw an interesting game whereby they use the magnet to 'fish' the answer. Forgot to take a photo of it. =x

Travel by bus to Trendy Zone Shopping Mall (in between Mongkok and Yau Ma Tei area). It's a shopping mall full of small stores selling unique items.

Our dinner at Cafe De Coral (Da Jia Le) :

Cafe De Coral
You can spot Cafe de Coral almost anywhere in Hong Kong! Great food at great price~ (but the queuing can be a torture)

Macau + Hong Kong Trip part 3

Start the day off with a yummy breakfast at McDonald!

We had macaroni~

McDonald macaroni
Will be travelling to Lantau Island today.

first stop will be the Citygates Outlets beside Tung Chung MTR.

Didn't get to buy anything as the stuff were mostly out of our budget, but most prices are warehouse prices, worth a visit if you are into branded stuff.

Took Bus 23 from the bus interchange nearby to go to the Ngong Ping Village.

Make our way to the Po Lin Monastery for our lunch. You have to buy a ticket first before you can go in. HKD60/person for the normal meal. As there were only 2 of us, we only got 5 dishes. The more people in a table, the more dishes they will provide.


Po Lin Monastery lunchThe mushrooms were really nice. =)

After such a full meal, it's time for some exercise. We climbed up the long stairs leading to the Giant Buddha.

The scenery was the reward.

Giant Buddha
We climbed down again and went to wait for bus 21 to go to Tai O Fishing Village.

Tai O Fishing Village
Hopped on to the first boat ride we saw for HKD20.

The weather was already cold and with the strong winds blowing, it was really getting into our bones. I was practically shivering as the boat moves. LOL

Tai O Fishing Village
We had a small ride into the village first before heading out to the sea. There's a small chance of catching a glimpse of pink dolphins, but we were out of luck. Anyway, it was still an exciting boat ride as the waves were strong! =)

Tai O Fishing Village
Tai O Fishing Village
Tai O Fishing Village
Tai O Fishing VillageOur main purpose of coming to Tai O Village was actually to eat the famous Lan Niao Xia (peeing prawns).

It was freshly caught and cooked on the spot for you. One plate cost around HKD80. If you simply buy the prawns only, it is only HKD20! A superb price isn't it?

Lan Niao Xia

First time eating such prawns, and yes, it is very delicious as described by many, but we weren't that good at eating it. The price to pay for it was more than the money, our fingers were suffering. LOL

Ended our short trip at Lantau Island and travelled back to Mongkok for more shopping and eating~

Our late dinner at Hai Jing Zhou Dian:

Hai Jing Zhou DianThey are very famous for their porridge, do try it if you visit them!